Port of Spain vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$586	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$1954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	26	100
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	84.1K	9.67M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 10% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4606th and 4296th ($1248 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Trinidad and Tobago and South Korea, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6345th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Seoul

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	Port of Spain	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$21347

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1134
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1097
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1138
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1175
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1098
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1080
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1196
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1066
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1088
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1076
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1171
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1568
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1079
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1078
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$874
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1059
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1110
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1153
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1037
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1565
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1020